tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95418972020-05-12T04:38:59.434-04:00Nervous BreakdownDictae of a New York City-ensconced worried gay.The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.comBlogger3324125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-92145122846767441122008-09-17T15:52:00.004-04:002008-09-17T16:03:44.280-04:00GDI, DFW.So, as you may know, David Foster Wallace committed suicide this past weekend. We're not going to try to eulogize him, one of our favorite writers ever, with memories or stories or anecdotes or criticisms or frustrations. Others have <a href="http://www.thehowlingfantods.com/dfw/dfw-1962-2008.html">done it better</a> than we could. We'll say one thing: If you haven't read <span style="font-style: italic;">Infinite Jest</span>, do not. It is a life-changing book, and if anyone ever told us to read something because it was life-changing, we wouldn't. We're saving you the trouble.<br /><br />Also, this week McSweeney's is posting <a href="http://mcsweeneys.net/">DFW-related contributions</a> by whomever is inclined to submit. They're all worth your time. Below is our favorite excerpt, from an account sent in by a woman who had DFW as a writing instructor way back in 1987, when he was 25:<br /><br /><span style="font-family:times,times new roman;">I used to confuse "further" and "farther," and, apparently, I did it quite often. In one of my stories, I'd confused them yet again, and in the margins, he'd written, simply, "I hate you." I've never confused them since.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/SNFiYzpz2CI/AAAAAAAAAQg/zFGeTcAZJT8/s1600-h/PH2008091402182.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/SNFiYzpz2CI/AAAAAAAAAQg/zFGeTcAZJT8/s400/PH2008091402182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247083219185293346" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-27688755739884805192008-09-10T13:14:00.004-04:002008-09-12T11:29:20.500-04:00Jason & Ben ticket update, y'all.Tickets are going like hotcakes for <a href="http://www.jasonandbenthemusical.com/">our little musical</a>! And we're not just saying that. There's <a href="http://www.playbill.com/news/article/121137.html">proof</a>.<br /><br />If you'd like to see it (and you would like to see it because two hot guys make out in it, and also because The Large Hadron Collider didn't kill us), buy yo tix now! There are only, like, three left for the first show, and the rest are either sold out or quickly selling out. And there's no intermission, so you can't sneak in for act two and then tell us how much you loved it. Sah-ree.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jason &amp; Ben</span> schedule and tickets:<br /><div class="SM_show_schedule_row"> <div class="SM_show_schedule_date"> Wednesday, Sep 24 at 8 p.m. <span style="font-weight: bold;">SOLD OUT</span> </div> <div class="SM_show_schedule_date"> Friday, Sep 26 at 8 p.m. <span style="font-weight: bold;">SOUL-PATROLLED OUT</span> </div> </div> <div class="SM_show_schedule_date"> Saturday, Sep 27 at 8 p.m. <span style="font-weight: bold;">SISTAH-SOULJAHED OUT</span> </div> <div class="SM_show_schedule_row"> <div class="SM_show_schedule_date"> <a href="https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/695492">Sunday, Sep 28 at 4:30 p.m.</a> </div> </div> <div class="SM_show_schedule_row"> <div class="SM_show_schedule_date"> <a href="https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/695522">Saturday, Oct 4 at 1 p.m.</a> </div> </div> <div class="SM_show_schedule_date"> <a href="https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/695502">Sunday, Oct 5 at 4:30 p.m.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/SMgciw95W2I/AAAAAAAAAQY/dOInJuZru90/s1600-h/n589324677_844180_6252.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/SMgciw95W2I/AAAAAAAAAQY/dOInJuZru90/s400/n589324677_844180_6252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244473149658585954" border="0" /></a><br /></div>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-35341018336750548772008-09-02T15:37:00.004-04:002008-09-02T15:46:19.757-04:00Jason & BenHello.<br /><br />This blog seemed to be dead. But it's not. Today.<br /><br />Thing is, we've been writing a musical, so cut us some slack. Said musical, <span style="font-style: italic;">Jason &amp; Ben</span>, will have its first performance as part of the 2008 New York Musical Theatre Festival on September 24, 2008. It stars two cute boys doing gay things. You should come.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span>To buy tickets, hear songs, look at the cute boys, admire the well-designed website (third party, of course), click <a href="http://www.jasonandbenthemusical.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />There are six performances only at the 45th Street Theatre in Manhattan, and tickets are going like hotcakes. (Gays love theater.) Meaning, buy your tickets now, or get left out on a park bench in the cold. Like in the pic below. Which ties into the whole musical. Which we wrote.<br /><br />Come see.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jasonandbenthemusical.com"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/SL2XeitIhEI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/EyX99vX0-fs/s400/JandB_PC4.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241512092297102402" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-76952727719073152202008-02-04T10:53:00.001-05:002008-02-04T11:05:28.252-05:00Heeb-ie jeebies!If anyone still comes around here, we just want to let you know that we will be doing a reprise of 2006's <a href="http://www.wysiwygtalentshow.org/blog/archives/2005/12/oy_to_the_world.html">hit reading/slideshow</a> at Joe's Pub this Sunday, February 10, at 7 p.m. as part of <span style="font-style: italic;">Heeb</span> magazine's <a href="http://www.heebmagazine.com/events/view/34">Storytelling</a> series. <a href="http://tickets.publictheater.org/calendar/view.asp?id=4926">Tickets</a> are a mere $15, and the show will not only be hosted by the adorable Kristen Schaal of <span style="font-style: italic;">Flight of the Conchords</span>, but will also feature a story by the <a href="http://www.weakgame.com/sexy-videos/8747-gottfried-lands-ugliest-title.html">unsexiest man alive</a>, Gilbert Gottfried.<br /><br />To sum up: For $15, you get the chick from <span style="font-style: italic;">Flight of the Conchords</span>, the voice of Iago and us showing embarrassing slides. AND six other Jewy storytellers. If that's not the bargain of the year, well, you don't know bargains from nothing.<br /><br />Hope to see Jew there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R6c3M1ugC8I/AAAAAAAAAQI/pqzUwjrr5dk/s1600-h/1456.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R6c3M1ugC8I/AAAAAAAAAQI/pqzUwjrr5dk/s400/1456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163156191523638210" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-92124615498858112902008-01-30T15:44:00.000-05:002008-01-30T15:49:42.845-05:00Swit, swine and Sondheim.Sometimes two of our favorite things team up to produce mind-blowing results: chocolate + peanut butter, Google + maps, Steve + Eydie.<br /><br />Sometimes three do.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="330"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0i86lfX7xhU&amp;rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0i86lfX7xhU&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="330"></embed></object>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-29802788773738295012008-01-09T10:42:00.000-05:002008-01-09T15:39:07.926-05:00Mitts off my Romneys!We've been having a hard time deciding whether to support Obama or Clinton in the primaries that we're not allowed to vote in because we're registered as independent. Thankfully, a certain <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendid=172281081">MySpace profile</a> has helped us make a decision: On Super Tuesday we will unquestionably not be voting for... Mitt Romney. Why?<br /><br />Well...<br /><br />Hello, boys!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R4Tr8oBgnSI/AAAAAAAAAQA/zC9JggbIhyc/s1600-h/l_68ca6b9d97d778ae2739244a4fa70fbc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R4Tr8oBgnSI/AAAAAAAAAQA/zC9JggbIhyc/s400/l_68ca6b9d97d778ae2739244a4fa70fbc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153503300387118370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />VERY nice work, Mitt! (Well, except for Ben, the red-shirt one. But when you're playing with Mormon DNA, something like that is bound to happen.) We'll take one Josh and Matt sandwich with a schmear of Tagg (hold the Ben) and a side order of Craig. Sorry, Barack and Hill, but while your ideals are much closer to ours than Romney's, his ideal boys are closer to our lustful heart. And since, no matter who wins in November, we're beyond fucked thanks to eight long years of whatever just happened, we'd like to watch the giant mercury-filled tidal wave wash over what used to be Planned Parenthood whilst in the sultry throes of passion.<br /><br />Nervous Breakdown is proud to endorse Mitt Romney for president.The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-58521424220775545822008-01-07T15:27:00.001-05:002008-01-07T15:31:21.368-05:00Lil Cake.<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/01/07/cake.irpt/index.html">Best thing ever of '08</a>, thus far. (A related pic would ruin it, so, instead, enjoy this photo of a collectible Brussels Griffon plate.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R4KL-4BgnRI/AAAAAAAAAP4/wpReYKNhM9o/s1600-h/61568.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 267px;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R4KL-4BgnRI/AAAAAAAAAP4/wpReYKNhM9o/s320/61568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152834835972136210" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-56925464017618535172007-12-19T14:58:00.001-05:002007-12-19T15:05:57.821-05:00Do you know what the acorns are?B'WAIT!<br /><br />We find it necessary to tell/remind you that Food Network will be airing the episode of <span style="font-style: italic;">Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee</span> featuring the exceedingly infamous <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_25303,00.html">Kwanzaa cake</a>, this Friday, December 21 at 12.30 p.m. That's THIS Friday. Meaning, stop what you're doing, go home, turn your DVR on and set it for Friday, December 21 at 12.30 p.m. And then don't go back to work. Go to City Bakery, get a special hot chocolate (with marshmallow, <span style="font-style: italic;">bien sûr</span>!) and take all the to-go menus you've been collecting from your doorway over the year and kindly return them from whence they came while screaming, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!", at the top of your gin-soaked liver.<br /><br />For reals. Happy fucking holidays.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R2l5j4BgnQI/AAAAAAAAAPw/lPKn62jmWqY/s1600-h/sh1a09_kwanzaa_cake_e.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R2l5j4BgnQI/AAAAAAAAAPw/lPKn62jmWqY/s400/sh1a09_kwanzaa_cake_e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145777706488601858" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-47203332405596662852007-12-17T15:16:00.001-05:002007-12-17T15:30:59.918-05:00O' little James of Bamber-hem.Yes, it's been almost two months. We have no excuse but death, disease, work and Alaska to offer (though not necessarily in that order). For reals. If 2007 was the worst year in the history of the 2000s (which, by the by, it was), the finale proved to be...well...grand.<br /><br />In any case, thusly, such as, speaking of offers, we don't got much to offer today, except the bestest Xmas gift a boy could receive, which this boy did receive today:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R2bak4BgnOI/AAAAAAAAAPg/qlzVv0r7iOw/s1600-h/Bambs.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/R2bak4BgnOI/AAAAAAAAAPg/qlzVv0r7iOw/s400/Bambs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145039951366233314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yes, it's our estranged pilot/boyfriend, and he sent us greetings across the galaxy! With three "x"s. Meaning he LOVES LOVES LOVES us. We knew it! It only took the best Christmas ever to make it true. <br /><br />We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and that you have successfully avoided both the egg nog and the family. We were this close to pulling it off. THIS close.<br /><br />See you in '08!<br /><br />xxxThe NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-47129029886485299552007-10-19T12:11:00.001-04:002007-10-19T12:11:54.728-04:00Lost Horizons.Just feeling a bit nostalgiac for the future today...<br /><br /><object width="375" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hdDuIJiJBjM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hdDuIJiJBjM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="300"></embed></object>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-35886767174198107992007-10-16T14:30:00.000-04:002007-10-16T14:40:15.464-04:00One knight's stand.Here's the definitive way to prove once-and-for-all you're not gay...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.playbill.com/news/article/111931.html">Star in a Broadway musical</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RxUEf4aSKvI/AAAAAAAAAOw/DU0p5FAwQ6w/s1600-h/Knight.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 285px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RxUEf4aSKvI/AAAAAAAAAOw/DU0p5FAwQ6w/s400/Knight.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122005096968891122" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-30313146708970763442007-10-08T00:27:00.000-04:002007-10-08T00:42:01.538-04:00You should have a very bad feeling about this.You know, if there were two things we were certain of, they were a.) Debra Messing is not funny, and b.) nothing could be worse than the trilogy of <span style="font-style: italic;">Star Wars</span> prequels.<br /><br />We are now only certain of one thing.<br /><br /><object width="375" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wffwg7pA0t8"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wffwg7pA0t8" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="300"></embed></object>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-40131762056767285062007-10-04T15:23:00.000-04:002007-10-04T15:30:27.118-04:00Gest appeareance.Two posts in one day? Well, we just want to make sure everyone (or, the two people who accidentally came here) sees David Gest's latest...look (courtesy of <a href="http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/2007/10/im-a-celebrity-.html">Go Fug Yourself</a>) It is that important.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RwU_DoaSKuI/AAAAAAAAAOo/F2_BRRHqL5k/s1600-h/77182544.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RwU_DoaSKuI/AAAAAAAAAOo/F2_BRRHqL5k/s400/77182544.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117565883196254946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you have any insight into what this may be, please advise.The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-59003068694732308512007-10-04T11:11:00.001-04:002007-10-04T11:13:48.265-04:00You have to believe this is magic.This is a million times entertaininger than the travesty currently on Broadway. And a million times gayer.<br /><br /><object width="375" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TK4bwAcBUEo"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TK4bwAcBUEo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="300"></embed></object>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-15667857340557497282007-09-20T10:59:00.000-04:002007-09-20T11:25:24.093-04:00Bonanza!Oh, Wednesday night, how we welcome you back with hungry, hungry arms.<br /><br />1.) "<a href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/americas-next-top-model">America's Next Top Model</a>" last night featured maybe the most uggers girls evah (complete with hunchback!), which is why it's going to be the best season evah. Except for the fact that Spontaniouse was spontaneously let go. Tyra, you had a contestant named Spontaniouse on your show—what were you thinking, girl??? Oh, and eliminating Marvita? Really? REALLY?<br /><br />Anyhoots, we have a little more faith in the country now that clearly all the attractive girls have figured out what a career-non-maker ANTM is. Unless you're <a href="http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/mylifeasacovergirl-jaslene-pg1">Jaslene</a>. In which case you will eventually be employed by the National Association of the Deaf as its spokeswoman.<br /><br />If this is the Future of Modeling®, we'll be present!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RvKQYTafmnI/AAAAAAAAAOY/5JARdzLKiCw/s1600-h/cw-antm09-tyra-container_007274-a2f97a-500x636.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 321px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RvKQYTafmnI/AAAAAAAAAOY/5JARdzLKiCw/s400/cw-antm09-tyra-container_007274-a2f97a-500x636.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112307274221591154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2.) "<a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation/">Kid Nation</a>." Let's repeat. "Kid Nation." We've been excited for this show for weeks, but we had no idea how truly terrifying it would be! Like, at any moment, we were expecting that one 15-year-old <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation/bios/greg/">Greg</a> (clearly the one who showed up with the <a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0823071kidnation1.html">STDs</a>) to just walk over and snap the neck of jittery council leader <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation/bios/mike/">Mike</a>.<br /><br />Oh, and as hard as ANTM may have tried, "Kid Nation" featured the quote of the evening, uttered by the 10-year-old council leader <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation/bios/taylor/">Taylor</a>:<br /><br />"I don't do dishes. I'm a beauty queen."<br /><br />Touché, Taylor. Tou-ché.<br /><br />And it would be remiss if we didn't mention our favorite kid in the nation, <a href="http://www.cbs.com/primetime/kid_nation/bios/jared/">Jared</a>. According to his bio, Jared is both a fan of President Bush and the environment. Imagine that kind of internal struggle personified (and in a hat), and you'll have a good idea of what he's like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RvKQYjafmoI/AAAAAAAAAOg/30r3JU9EZxo/s1600-h/photo_default.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 328px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RvKQYjafmoI/AAAAAAAAAOg/30r3JU9EZxo/s400/photo_default.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112307278516558466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3.) We just posted pics of Tyra in a silver shower cap and an 11-year-old boy in a mock turtleneck and straw hat in the same post. WE LOVE YOU, WEDNESDAYS!!!!!!!!!!The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-11994955296204404522007-09-17T16:32:00.000-04:002007-09-17T16:36:18.370-04:00Say hi to Chuck.Stubborn Sam is SO stubborn, even though the Grim Reaper told him in person, he refuses to believe dear old <a href="http://www.brettsomers.com/">Brett Somers</a> is ___________.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/Ru7lGB4zRLI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/6gBig2eCjro/s1600-h/BrettSomers2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/Ru7lGB4zRLI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/6gBig2eCjro/s400/BrettSomers2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111274518860743858" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-74774706122949889022007-09-06T12:04:00.000-04:002007-09-07T10:08:54.973-04:00Rah! Rah! Sis boob bah!Imagine our surprise when we turned on our DVR last night to find waiting for us the first episode of the second season of <a href="http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/dallas_cowboys_cheerleaders_making_the_team/series.jhtml"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders: Making the Team</span></a>! Imagine your non-surprise when we insist this is the best reality show you have yet to watch. So, stop downloading porn, and go set your DVR to record the season. Now. NOW.<br /><br />(Please note that, on the show's homepage, the judges are actually listed as "characters," which should give you some idea of what to expect.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RuAmtLaBu8I/AAAAAAAAANY/b8K4ohaPXxQ/s1600-h/dallas_cheerleaders1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RuAmtLaBu8I/AAAAAAAAANY/b8K4ohaPXxQ/s400/dallas_cheerleaders1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107124535036066754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADDENDUM:</span> Our friend <a href="http://joetohell.blogspot.com/">Joe</a> asks why the show is so good. If we had any spare time right now, we'd write a five-paragraph essay. Instead we'll opt for three reasons: plastic surgery which prevents the director and choreographer from fully opening their mouths, the gauze lens which is always employed when shooting said choreographer and the prospect of another contestant having to do a book report (which actually happened last season). Oh, and the unforgiving uniforms. Four reasons. Oh, and improvised "dancing." Five. Southern <strike>hospitality</strike> passive aggressiveness. Six. Shimmery faces. Sev... Sorry. We have to go.The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-15979090525788898032007-08-28T10:58:00.000-04:002007-08-28T11:03:24.877-04:00Marlboro 100.Not to interrupt the <a href="http://theblairnecessities.blogspot.com/">summer of Blair</a> or anything, but we feel it's imperative to pass <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=478075&in_page_id=1770">this article</a> and, more, this photo on to you. Obviously.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RtQ4craBu2I/AAAAAAAAAMo/2Z8FKFwwk2Y/s1600-h/winnielangleyKNP_228x340.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RtQ4craBu2I/AAAAAAAAAMo/2Z8FKFwwk2Y/s400/winnielangleyKNP_228x340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103766343056997218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you were.The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-41663026159309029872007-08-15T10:46:00.000-04:002007-08-15T11:02:07.633-04:00It's a fact.Someone is back. Here's a hint:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RsMUpnyw2dI/AAAAAAAAAJA/miwizcdZQ-k/s1600-h/339.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 316px;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RsMUpnyw2dI/AAAAAAAAAJA/miwizcdZQ-k/s400/339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098941908402624978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's a <a href="http://theblairnecessities.blogspot.com/">link</a>.The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-84234970975747095442007-08-10T14:12:00.000-04:002007-08-10T14:46:22.909-04:00Enhance your fancy dance pants!Break out those footy franks and the Tia Maria, Leonardo aficionados! The funniest thing to come out of Australia since anything with "crocodile" in its name is back. That's right—all 0 Australian readers of this site have only one week from Sunday until the new series of <a href="http://www.kathandkim.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Kath & Kim</span></a> premieres at 7:30 p.m. on Channel 7 there. We did a little sleuthing and found <a href="http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/kath-and-kim/">Channel 7's official <span style="font-style: italic;">Kath & Kim</span> website</a> featuring a hi-larious sneak peek of the upcoming season. The ladies are foxier than ever, and we hope BBC America or the Sundance Channel brings the new eppies over the ocean pacifically to our living room(/bedroom/kitchen/hamper) asap. (Or maybe someone who's reading this can tell one of their Australian friends to make torrents of the new episodes so someone—not us—can download them.)<br /><br />In the meantime, why not relive the magic by ordering the <a href="http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=570066">season 1 and 2 box set</a> from HMV UK—they're offering it for only £7.99 with £4 overseas shipping (that's about $24 for four discs, including shipping!) What? You say you can't play region 2 DVDs. <a href="http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks">Pshaw!</a> Unfortunately, for season 3 and <span style="font-style: italic;">Da Kath & Kim Code</span>, you'll have to <a href="http://www.veg.com.au/kathandkim/">pay retail</a>. But it's worth it, and you'll be our second-best friend if you do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RryxGnyw2aI/AAAAAAAAAIo/x60ook0x9sI/s1600-h/Kaths.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RryxGnyw2aI/AAAAAAAAAIo/x60ook0x9sI/s400/Kaths.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097143605595789730" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-10255423872313468492007-08-08T10:47:00.000-04:002007-08-08T12:05:55.219-04:00The Sean of spring.We haven't posted any <span style="font-style: italic;">Degrassi</span> news in a while, mostly because we lost of track of when seasons were beginning and ending. For all we know, Liberty is the size of a house and is terrorizing Canada. Oh, wait, that's what <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> happening the last time we watched. Anyway, this winter, <span style="font-style: italic;">Degrassi'</span>s own ne'er-do-well, Sean, <a href="http://thetvaddict.com/2007/08/08/degrassi-star-heads-to-broadway/">will join the Broadway company</a> of our favorite musical in a long time, <span style="font-style: italic;">Spring Awakening</span>. No word on who he will play, but there's a one in eight chance you will get to see Sean ass. If you're into that.<br /><br />We are hoping this will lead to an entirely <span style="font-style: italic;">Degrassi</span>-populated <span style="font-style: italic;">Spring Awakening</span>, with Snake and Spike playing the adult roles. Are you listening, Broadway??? Eh???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/Rrnmtnyw2ZI/AAAAAAAAAIg/ZC-moSuZ0g4/s1600-h/sean.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/Rrnmtnyw2ZI/AAAAAAAAAIg/ZC-moSuZ0g4/s400/sean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096358124796828050" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-12618580271314513932007-07-26T13:12:00.000-04:002007-07-26T13:17:07.393-04:00And a Rudy in a pear tree.Our friend Tim yesterday was all, “You gots to updates your blogs.” And we were all, “You try living with the fallout of having a steam pipe explode in front of your building and imagining you’re going to die with YOUR OFFICEMATES.”<br /><br />However, because we like Tim, we’re updating today with a special “Christmas in July” post! We proudly bring you all five parts of Andy Williams’s <span style="font-style: italic;">NBC Kids Christmas Special</span> in which you’ll enjoy Andy’s holiday shenanigans with Soleil Moon Frye, Tempestt Bledsoe, Joey AND Matthew Lawrence, Alfonso Ribeiro and… Mindy Cohn (among others)!<br /><br />Pour yourself a frosty mug o’ egg nog, kindle some wood in the fireplace and relive some fantastic memories of a time when NBC made true Must-See TV®. Merry Christmas!<br /><br /><object height="300" width="375"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qxg463A4znw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qxg463A4znw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="300" width="375"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="375" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YVeBAntktRM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YVeBAntktRM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="300"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="300" width="375"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SlOW85zkZVg"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SlOW85zkZVg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="300" width="375"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="300" width="375"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3EfDCJ_rvyc"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3EfDCJ_rvyc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="300" width="375"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="300" width="375"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pcsAAOezFSM"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pcsAAOezFSM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="300" width="375"></embed></object>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-526322899525857592007-07-15T00:00:00.000-04:002007-07-15T00:16:13.399-04:00Diary of a mad actress.Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. In the mid 1980s, James Kirkwood, one of the book-writers of the musical <span style="font-style: italic;">A Chorus Line</span>, wrote a play called <span style="font-style: italic;">Legends!</span>, a comedy about two aging film legends reunited to help finance a producer's movie. The parts were played by Carol Channing and Mary Martin, and after the play flopped out of town, Kirkwood wrote a book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Diary of a Mad Playwright</span>, chronicling the backstage antics of the two ladies. (The book, though about as well-written as <span style="font-style: italic;">Legends!</span>, is still definitely worth reading if only to get a picture of two legendary old broads misbehaving.)<br /><br />This year, Joan Collins and Linda Evans starred in a touring revival of the play. Though Kirkwood passed away in 1989, Collins apparently took it upon herself to keep her own backstage diary of the current production, which the UK's <span style="font-style: italic;">Daily Mail</span> has so graciously printed excerpts of <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=468303&in_page_id=1879">here</a>. We could post the Linda-Evans-effacing highlights, but that would mean you might not read the other parts, which are also Linda-Evans-effacing highlights. Rather, pour yourself a flute of champagne, click on the above link, put on your best Alexis Carrington voice and read aloud the scintillating, saucy ramblings of a self-regarded legend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/Rpmej6hWj7I/AAAAAAAAAIY/RLd_AIW_Kf0/s1600-h/joancollinsDM_468x374.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 275px;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/Rpmej6hWj7I/AAAAAAAAAIY/RLd_AIW_Kf0/s400/joancollinsDM_468x374.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087271593933442994" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-74555675253233649582007-07-12T14:49:00.000-04:002007-07-12T14:55:14.762-04:00Development.Oh, and please enjoy this <a href="http://www.clarkandmichael.com/">website</a> (starring our new fake boyfriend, Michael Cera (hey—he's legal!)) and the glories therein.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RpZ4ZahWj6I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/qa5MB7MgrbM/s1600-h/cm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RpZ4ZahWj6I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/qa5MB7MgrbM/s400/cm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086385207172829090" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9541897.post-4050003531438828952007-07-12T13:48:00.000-04:002007-07-12T17:34:29.837-04:00Rough.After all this time, it turns out it's not <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/cardboard.food.ap/index.html">dog</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RpZp46hWj5I/AAAAAAAAAII/wB8h8tq-p7M/s1600-h/cardboard_pet_carrier.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_62ilvzg0AKg/RpZp46hWj5I/AAAAAAAAAII/wB8h8tq-p7M/s400/cardboard_pet_carrier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086369255664291730" border="0" /></a>The NBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005974096718984219noreply@blogger.com0